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The 2026 Budget Shift That Will Force a Rethink of Agency Structures, Trusts and Exits. Image: Gemini
Features

The Budget change that could reshape how your agency is structured

The negative gearing headlines are one story. But buried in the same budget papers is a package of small business reforms – including a 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts that plenty of agency owners need to know about right now.

News

Market jitters after Federal Budget, but Matt Lahood says “there’s always opportunity in every situation”

Buyers and sellers squeezed as borrowing capacity tightens, auctions are withdrawn, and investors reassess strategy following Federal Budget changes

Features

The tough compliance conversation every PM needs to have 

With sweeping rental reforms reshaping the market, property managers like Sophie Kennedy Rush are navigating a new reality…

Proposed reserve price disclosure laws could backfire in Victoria. Photo: Getty
Industry News

Reserve price disclosure could backfire on Victorian vendors

A new survey shows that 94 per cent of property owners would change their selling strategy if forced…

Callum Hogan with Tim Snell. Photo: Supplied
Franchise News

Ray White NSW/ACT taps franchise operations specialist for new performance role

Callum Hogan's appointment signals the network's focus on coaching and accountability across its state network.

News

What Your Investor Clients Are Googling Right Now

The negative gearing and CGT changes explained – what’s actually happening, what’s not, and what to say when the phone rings on Wednesday.

Back to Basics

Strata 101: Why managing apartments is a different job entirely

From by-laws to building dynamics, the fundamentals that separate managing a unit from managing a home.

Features

Inside the PM model fixing burnout and lifting performance

Katie Knight reflects on 20 years in property management, highlighting industry change, mental health pressures, and a shift from administration to advisory roles.

Real Estate Agent Events

Performance gap widens – HX 2026 sets out to close it

As market pressure rises, Harcourts’ HX Conference brings together industry leaders to sharpen skills, lift standards and turn performance into a competitive edge.

Real Estate Agent Events

Why the Right Voices Matter More Than Ever in Property Management

Real Estate Agent Events

PM/ONE returns to Sydney as property management takes centre stage

Real Estate Agent Events

AREC26 reveals top industry speaker line-up as it draws insights from the best in Australian real estate

Industry News

Retail property momentum stalls as geopolitical risks bite

After delivering the strongest commercial property returns in 2025, Australia's retail sector faces fresh headwinds from rising fuel costs and interest rate increases.

Features

Sarah Broad joins rare ranks of female commercial real estate owners

Commercial

Brisbane tops commercial yields as most markets see declines

Commercial

Sydney’s Oaks Hotel sells for $140m after four-year bidding saga

Beyond the ban: Eight leaders on fixing real estate’s trust problem

Eight industry leaders go on the record to challenge the "false read" of GCI metrics, call for an end to…

Contributor

Budget needs to focus on action, not talk to fix housing crisis

LJ Hooker calls for Budget action to redirect property tax revenue into housing supply, affordability…

What the 2026 Federal Budget should focus on to fix housing

As Australia heads into the federal budget, housing policy should focus on boosting supply, protecting…

Contributor

ANZAC Day: perspective in a time of noise

A powerful ANZAC Day reflection on courage, sacrifice, and national unity through the lens of…

Contributor

Readers respond: The mirror talks back

We held up the mirror. The industry talked back. From underquoting in NSW to over-quoting…

Contributor

Shorts

AI & Technology
The AI Edit

Watch ChatGPT Draft a Real Estate CMA all on its own

When OpenAI released a browser called Atlas in October 2025, Samantha McLean wanted to test…

The real estate industry is a leader in AI adoption. Photo: Getty

Property sector leads AI adoption at nearly 70 per cent

New NAB research shows real estate and property services are outpacing all other industries in…

The AI Edit Ep. 8: You don’t need the biggest crowd you need the right one

Every agent walks into a vendor appraisal with a marketing schedule. Most of them, as…

Construction has lagged other industries in productivity for decades, but AI is starting to change that. Image: Getty

Can AI solve the construction industry’s productivity problem?

Construction has lagged other industries in productivity for decades, but AI is starting to change…

Samantha Mclean The AI Edit

Do You Actually Know Who You’re Presenting To?

How well do you actually know the person sitting across the table at a listing…